Noritoshi Nagaya

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1 Monolayered mesenchymal stem cells repair scarred myocardium after myocardial infarction. Nat Med 2006 4.53
2 Unblinded pilot study of autologous transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells in patients with thromboangiitis obliterans. Circulation 2006 2.81
3 A combination of oral sildenafil and beraprost ameliorates pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003 1.74
4 Gene and protein expression analysis of mesenchymal stem cells derived from rat adipose tissue and bone marrow. Circ J 2011 1.70
5 Adrenomedullin induces lymphangiogenesis and ameliorates secondary lymphoedema. Cardiovasc Res 2008 1.64
6 Sex hormone and gender difference--role of testosterone on male predominance in Brugada syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 1.63
7 Electrophysiologic characteristics and implications of induced ventricular fibrillation in symptomatic patients with Brugada syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 1.63
8 Mesenchymal stem cells attenuate cardiac fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis through paracrine actions. FEBS Lett 2007 1.60
9 Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Cardiovasc Res 2005 1.55
10 Hyperglycaemia suppresses the secretion of ghrelin, a novel growth-hormone-releasing peptide: responses to the intravenous and oral administration of glucose. Clin Sci (Lond) 2002 1.54
11 Diagnostic value of epinephrine test for genotyping LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of congenital long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2004 1.53
12 Effect of hypoxia on gene expression of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells. Stem Cells 2007 1.51
13 Activation of cardiac progenitor cells through paracrine effects of mesenchymal stem cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 1.42
14 Oral administration of a novel long-acting prostacyclin agonist with thromboxane synthase inhibitory activity for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circ J 2013 1.39
15 Epinephrine unmasks latent mutation carriers with LQT1 form of congenital long-QT syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 1.35
16 Increased plasma ghrelin level in lung cancer cachexia. Clin Cancer Res 2003 1.27
17 Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction in a rat model of acute myocarditis. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2006 1.22
18 Increased plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 level in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. Respirology 2006 1.18
19 Adrenomedullin infusion attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury through the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent pathway. Circulation 2003 1.18
20 Impact of anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidative effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with transient overexpression of heme oxygenase-1 on myocardial ischemia. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2010 1.15
21 Allogeneic injection of fetal membrane-derived mesenchymal stem cells induces therapeutic angiogenesis in a rat model of hind limb ischemia. Stem Cells 2008 1.14
22 Optimum collection and storage conditions for ghrelin measurements: octanoyl modification of ghrelin is rapidly hydrolyzed to desacyl ghrelin in blood samples. Clin Chem 2004 1.13
23 Adrenomedullin ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 1.11
24 Elevated plasma ghrelin level in underweight patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004 1.10
25 Adrenomedullin regenerates alveoli and vasculature in elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 1.04
26 Differential effects of beta-blockade on dispersion of repolarization in the absence and presence of sympathetic stimulation between the LQT1 and LQT2 forms of congenital long QT syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002 1.02
27 Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. Int J Hematol 2007 1.02
28 Ghrelin improves endothelial dysfunction through growth hormone-independent mechanisms in rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 1.01
29 Transplantation of genetically engineered mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in rats with myocardial infarction: benefit of a novel nonviral vector, cationized dextran. Tissue Eng 2007 0.99
30 Human mesenchymal stem cells as a stable source of VEGF-producing cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2008 0.99
31 Nonviral delivery of siRNA into mesenchymal stem cells by a combination of ultrasound and microbubbles. J Control Release 2008 0.98
32 Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One 2012 0.96
33 Vasodilatory effect of ghrelin, an endogenous peptide from the stomach. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2002 0.96
34 C-type natriuretic peptide ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004 0.95
35 Altered expression balance of matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors in human carotid plaque disruption: results of quantitative tissue analysis using real-time RT-PCR method. Atherosclerosis 2005 0.95
36 Cardiovascular and hormonal effects of subcutaneous administration of ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing peptide, in healthy humans. Clin Sci (Lond) 2003 0.94
37 Adrenomedullin enhances angiogenic potency of bone marrow transplantation in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia. Circulation 2005 0.93
38 Prostacyclin agonist with thromboxane synthase inhibitory activity (ONO-1301) attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005 0.92
39 Changes in functional and histological distributions of nitric oxide synthase caused by chronic hypoxia in rat small pulmonary arteries. Br J Pharmacol 2003 0.91
40 Bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation had beneficial effects on doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2004 0.90
41 C-type natriuretic peptide attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2004 0.90
42 Poor prognosis and related factors in adults with Eisenmenger syndrome. Am Heart J 2002 0.90
43 Single injection of a sustained-release prostacyclin analog improves pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007 0.87
44 The first clinical pilot study of intravenous adrenomedullin administration in patients with acute myocardial infarction. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2010 0.87
45 Prepare cells to repair the heart: mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of heart failure. Am J Nephrol 2007 0.86
46 Quantitative analysis of lung perfusion in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. J Nucl Med 2002 0.86
47 Adrenomedullin enhances therapeutic potency of mesenchymal stem cells after experimental stroke in rats. Stroke 2005 0.85
48 Lesion severity and hypercholesterolemia determine long-term prognosis of vasospastic angina treated with calcium channel antagonists. Circ J 2003 0.85
49 Sustained upregulation of inflammatory chemokine and its receptor in aneurysmal and occlusive atherosclerotic disease: results form tissue analysis with cDNA macroarray and real-time reverse transcriptional polymerase chain reaction methods. Circ J 2005 0.83
50 Enhanced cardiac production of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 and its attenuation associated with pravastatin treatment in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Clin Sci (Lond) 2007 0.83
51 Application of real-time RT-PCR to quantifying gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in human abdominal aortic aneurysm. Atherosclerosis 2004 0.83
52 Cardiomyocyte transplantation does not reverse cardiac remodeling in rats with chronic myocardial infarction. Ann Thorac Surg 2002 0.82
53 Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves atrioventricular conduction in a rat model of complete atrioventricular block. Cell Transplant 2008 0.82
54 Effects of long-term intravenous administration of adrenomedullin (AM) plus hANP therapy in acute decompensated heart failure: a pilot study. Circ J 2009 0.82
55 CNP infusion attenuates cardiac dysfunction and inflammation in myocarditis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.81
56 Adrenomedullin reduces expression of adhesion molecules on lymphatic endothelial cells. Regul Pept 2010 0.81
57 Higher prevalence of obstructive airway disease in patients with thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2002 0.81
58 Increase in thrombomodulin concentrations after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Chest 2003 0.80
59 Adrenomedullin gene transfer induces therapeutic angiogenesis in a rabbit model of chronic hind limb ischemia: benefits of a novel nonviral vector, gelatin. Circulation 2004 0.80
60 A long-acting prostacyclin agonist with thromboxane inhibitory activity for pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 0.80
61 Effects of ghrelin treatment on exercise capacity in underweight COPD patients: a substudy of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ghrelin treatment. BMC Pulm Med 2013 0.80
62 Stem cell implantation for myocardial disorders. Curr Drug Deliv 2008 0.80
63 Combined procedure of surgical repair and cell transplantation for left ventricular aneurysm: an experimental study. Circulation 2002 0.79
64 Sustained-release adrenomedullin ointment accelerates wound healing of pressure ulcers. Regul Pept 2011 0.79
65 Physiological significance and therapeutic potential of adrenomedullin in pulmonary hypertension. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets 2006 0.79
66 Adrenomedullin is up-regulated in nitrofen-induced fetal pulmonary hypoplasia. J Pediatr Surg 2005 0.78
67 Contrast sonography enables noninvasive and quantitative assessment of neovascularization after stem cell transplantation. Ultrasound Med Biol 2008 0.78
68 Effect of orally active prostacyclin analogue on survival in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension without major vessel obstruction. Chest 2003 0.78
69 Serum uric acid level increases in proportion to the severity of pulmonary thromboembolism. Circ J 2002 0.78
70 Adrenomedullin enhances therapeutic potency of bone marrow transplantation for myocardial infarction in rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004 0.78
71 Adrenomedullin infusion during ischemia/reperfusion attenuates left ventricular remodeling and myocardial fibrosis in rats. Hypertens Res 2003 0.77
72 Mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of heart disease. Regen Med 2007 0.76
73 Infusion of adrenomedullin improves acute myocarditis via attenuation of myocardial inflammation and edema. Cardiovasc Res 2007 0.76
74 Postnatal neovascularization by endothelial progenitor cells immortalized with the simian virus 40T antigen gene. Int J Oncol 2006 0.76
75 Hemodynamic and hormonal effects of beraprost sodium, an orally active prostacyclin analogue, in patients with secondary precapillary pulmonary hypertension. Circ J 2003 0.76
76 Effects of right lateral decubitus position on plasma norepinephrine and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol 2002 0.76
77 Effect of disease eccentricity on compensatory remodeling of coronary arteries: evidence from intravascular ultrasound before interventions. Int J Cardiol 2002 0.75
78 Effects of ghrelin treatment on exertional dyspnea in COPD: an exploratory analysis. J Physiol Sci 2015 0.75
79 Postexercise VO2 "Hump" phenomenon as an indicator for inducible myocardial ischemia in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2005 0.75
80 Tissue regeneration as next-generation therapy for COPD--potential applications. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2008 0.75
81 [Combined therapy with adrenomedullin and cell transplantation]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
82 Decreased serum ghrelin levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Tohoku J Exp Med 2013 0.75
83 [Ghrelin]. Nihon Rinsho 2007 0.75
84 Time-course of ventilation, arterial and pulmonary CO(2) tension during CO (2) increase in humans. Adv Exp Med Biol 2012 0.75
85 Myocardial velocity gradient reflects the severity of myocardial damage regardless of the presence or absence of mitral regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2003 0.75
86 [Ghrelin]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.75
87 Beraprost sodium enhances neovascularization in ischemic myocardium by mobilizing bone marrow cells in rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.75
88 Elevation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 level in pericardial fluid is closely associated with left ventricular remodeling. Am J Cardiol 2002 0.75
89 [Ghrelin and cardiovascular disease]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
90 Shunt between the ventricular chamber and coronary arteries preserves left ventricular function in acute myocardial infarction. Circ J 2002 0.75
91 Effects of continuous IV prostacyclin in a patient with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. Chest 2002 0.75